Following our discussion on the 7th April‚ 2006‚ I am writing to inform you of the nature of the charges being brought against you‚ and to provide you with advice as to how you might plead in your upcoming court appearance. I have received a copy of the police brief and must warn you that the prosecutions evidence against you is compelling. Consequently‚ it is necessary to thoroughly consider all available options when determining the appropriate plea. These will be explained later in the letter
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Adalat at Calcutta and further to the King-in-Council depending on the value of the suit. In order to assist the Collector in deciding civil cases‚ a Registrar was appointed in each adalat. The Collector was also given some magisterial powers. As a Magistrate‚ he was empowered to arrest‚ try and punish criminals in petty offences. In the case of graver offences‚
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SALEM WITCH TRIALS! ♥ From June through September of 1692‚ nineteen people convicted of practicing witchcraft in Massachusetts. The Salem Witch Trials took place only in America‚ but the idea of witches has existed in many parts of the world. In Europe witches were believed to be anti-Christian‚ and to have sold his or her soul to the devil in order to obtain magical abilities‚ usually to harm others. However‚ witches in Africa and the West Indies involved concepts other than the devil. From the
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Jury selection is laid down in the Juries Act 1994. While it is proven that there are reasonable alternatives to a jury trial and that there is no doubt that jury trial is both time consuming and expensive when compared with trial by magistrates or by a judge alone‚ however the right to a jury trial shall not be dismissed so lightly. The anti jury lobby deems the jury system unpopular the importance of which is considered only overrated. I will be critically analysing whether trial by jury should
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both the House and Court of Appeal‚ and its own decisions bind inferior courts. All the above courts bind the Crown Court in turn‚ it does not form binding precedent and decisions can serve as persuasive precedent. This then leaves the County and Magistrate Courts. These courts‚ apart from being bound by higher courts‚ do not make any precedent be it binding or persuasive. To comment on the system of binding precedent an understanding of binding precedent is required. The principle of stare decisis
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The Salem Witch Trials A Witchcraft Outbreak that Created a Judicial Revival Taylor D. Anderson 4/27/2012 HIUS 221-002 Mrs. Shelly Bailles The Salem Witch Trials A Witchcraft Outbreak that Created a Judicial Revival Taylor D. Anderson 4/27/2012 HIUS 221-002 Mrs. Shelly Bailles The words “Innocent until proven guilty” were four simple words intended to protect innocent lives and ensure that no unfair punishments are faced. These four simple words are words that the citizens of
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1012CCJ Court Report: 1. Which court did you attend and what was the date of your attendance? Attended The Southport Magistrates Court‚ 22nd of April 2013. 2. What kind of hearing did you attend? (e.g. sentence‚ summary trial‚ committal hearing‚ jury trial‚ mention‚ call-over etc) I attended a sentencing of an arrest (custody) at The Southport Magistrates Court‚ before the sentencing there were a string of mentions that I also watched to further my understanding of the courtroom
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Jonas has been attacked by someone and has been harmed. Explain what offences might have been committed upon him. Jonas was not murdered therefore his attacker has committed a non fatal offence which is dealt with in either the magistrates court or the crown court depending on the severity of the crime. Jonas ’s attacker could be charged with a number of non fatal offences ranging from the lowest non fatal offences which are common assault and battery under the Criminal Justice Act 1988‚ to
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Between the months of June to September of 1692‚ the infamous witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts resulted in the hanging of 19 men and women; the deaths of five others‚ including two children‚ while imprisoned in jail; the pressing to death of an 80-year old man‚ and the stoning of two dogs for collaborating with the Devil. Hundreds of others faced accusations and dozens more were jailed for months during the progress of the trials. For over three hundred years these events have not only captured
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The massacre of 1603: Chinese perception of the Spaniards in the Philippines José Eugenio Borao National Taiwan University From a historiographic point of view‚ the incident of 1603 acquires special significance in the long and tragic history of Chinese massacres in the Philippines. For compared to all the rest‚ this has been the best chronicled‚ not only in Spanish‚ but also in Chinese sources. Moreover‚ both coincide in the presentation of facts and are alike in the ordering of events. When
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